In 2020, I worked as an archival intern with the ONLO (Ohio Narratives of Latin@s in Ohio) Collection, a bilingual accumulation of oral narratives and other digital artifacts from Latiné communities across the state of Ohio. Dra. Elena Foulis started the initiative to collect and preserve the experiences of Ohioans of all walks of life with ties to Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Central and South American countries. The collection contains video interviews, translations, transcriptions, photographs, and more, thereby serving researchers, academics, and more importantly, new immigrants to the state. 

Working under the guidance of Dra. Foulis and Dr. Cassie Patterson, our team of archivists, first familiarized themselves with the vast collection and its contributors. Being that the contents were in both English and Spanish, we thought critically about how the collection should be organized. We paid close attention to the pieces of metadata included in the accessioning guide that was made available to the public. Attempting to decolonize the collection and the archival approach we employed, I let my work with the AAAC inform the ideas I brought to the group. Together, we worked to center the community members that the collection was built around while maintaining cultural integrity. 

At the end of the semester, we presented our work to librarians and archivists from around the country. Dra. Foulis and I continued working together, presenting the project at the 2021 Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) Conference and published our findings in the International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion.